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Bits

Brock University’s Senate formally approved and adopted an ethical framework for educational technologies. https://mastodon.social/@rajiv@scholar.social/114597401223608167

Gardening

All my Spring seeds in the ground this week (bit later than usual this year) – garlic planted in October is thriving!

Film & Video

Tales From The Loop .. some compelling storytelling in these episodes

Music & Sound

fans rejoice .. a collection of 40 home recorded tapes https://archive.org/details/ajpa_20220828

“Segall has taken cues from pre-punk rock styles before—most notably on his eclectic 2018 record, Freedom’s Goblin—but on Possession they’re focused into a tight 10 songs. That brevity is effective. Stripped of filler, the album’s highlights hit harder, keeping them on target in a context where execution is especially important.” https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/ty-segall-possession-review

Humour

“And when you need to pass, you don’t need to yell, “WITNESS ME!” A simple honk of your horn is just fine.” https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-am-the-only-person-on-the-fury-road-who-still-drives-a-sensible-car

Takedown

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Image via thetyee.ca

It is with equal parts frustration and disappointment that I find myself being compelled to remove the CBC Nightlines and Brave New Waves archives I have hosted at networkeffects.ca since April 2012.  In September 2015 I moved the growing archive of fan recordings to a subdomain of this site using Omeka to organize and share it.  In doing this I also provided a means for fans to share their hometaped recordings – clearly the CBC disapproves of people celebrating their affection in such a manner.

As I have been hosting small clips from my personal collection of Nightlines and Brave New Waves cassettes since 2012, I can only assume that it was my attempt to connect fans and provide a space for sharing that prompted this action.  I have found many people share my love of these programs and the artists they exposed me to – I expect they will also share my disappointment.

My friends and family know my affection for Canada’s public broadcaster.  I wore my CBC logos with pride and frequently recommended programs I discovered at cbc.ca and CBC radio.  I would like to think this incident has not tarnished my affection for the public broadcaster, but am feeling those equal parts frustration and disappointment alienating a long-time fan.